Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Peter 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Peter 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Peter 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, for people who believe in Jesus, he is special and important like a treasure. But for those who do not listen, he is like a very important stone that builders didn't want, but it turns out to be the most important one for making everything strong.

1 Peter 2:7: Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, [precious: or, an honour]

Contradiction with John 1:11

This verse states that Jesus came unto his own, and his own did not receive him, which contrasts with the belief of preciousness to those who believe mentioned in 1 Peter 2:7.

John 1:11: He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:3

This verse describes Jesus as being despised and rejected by men, which contrasts with the idea of him being precious to believers in 1 Peter 2:7.

Isaiah 53:3: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. [we hid...: or, he hid as it were his face from us: Heb. as an hiding of faces from him, or, from us]

Contradiction with Psalm 118:22

This verse talks about the stone the builders rejected becoming the cornerstone, indicating rejection which contrasts with the precious honor mentioned in 1 Peter 2:7.

Psalm 118:22: The stone [which] the builders refused is become the head [stone] of the corner.
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